Atomic nucleus

World War II was a war no one anticipated to be as horrific and excruciating as it was. Some of the actions performed during the Second World War were of such magnitude, that those who survived were torn for their lives, the children suffering along side the parents, as the ripples of time collided with the shoulders of those men and women who where forced into a battle for their lives and their future. The unjust burdens pushed down on the reluctant participants of this war ended in more than…

Teetering to Surrender: A Critical Analysis of “The Shock of the Atomic Bomb and Japan’s Decision to Surrender— A Reconsideration” Individuals see “The Shock of the Atomic Bomb and Japan’s Decision to Surrender— A Reconsideration,” by Sadao Asada, as tedious and boring. Including names of different articles and historians can seem useless and insignificant, however I challenge you to see the strengths within this piece. Asada’s academic article puts entertainment and emotional appeal aside to…

dropped on them and their lives destroyed. Civil War Union General William Tecumseh Sherman stated "War is Cruelty." This quote applies to the Pacific Front of WWII because the American POWs, Japanese-Americans, and Japanese citizens affected by the atomic bomb faced the brutality of the war. The American POW’s, Japanese-Americans held in internment camps, and Japanese citizens in Hiroshima, all faced some form of cruelty during the Pacific Front of WWII. The American POWs…

The ENIAC was the first electronic general purpose computer capable of solving complicated large programs. It boasted the ability to be reprogrammed at will and be used to solve any program inputted. Its applications extended well over solving simple calculations to much more sensitive data such as military uses. However, its first actual purpose was its role in the Manhattan project or better well known as the first nuclear weapon program. It even sparked a technological revolution that paved…

world as well as conflict between the two countries of Japan and the US. On August 6, 1945, towards the end of World War II, an American B-29 bomber dropped the world’s first atomic bomb over Hiroshima. The military was unaware of what the consequences would be for their actions. A soldier described the dropping of the atomic bomb as exciting at first when they saw the cloud circle, until they saw the after effects of what they have done. The scientific gamble of the Manhattan Project has cost…

The decision to use the atomic bomb posed several significant moral dilemmas for President Harry S. Truman, among these were justifications, alternatives, and complications of the situation. After Teddy Roosevelt 's death, Truman was the new president with a huge decision to make only a few months after. People felt Truman was an insecure man and poorly informed by Roosevelt until his entry to the presidency. It was months later that he learned of America’s dark secret, the Manhattan Project.…

each other. However, there were certain weapons that people were biased to either use or not use. In the War against Japan, the US was debating to drop the atomic bomb. There are three main arguments why they should and three why they shouldn’t. Japan was an enemy to the United States at one point. The United States believed in dropping the atomic bomb in Japan. One reason was the bomb saved American lives. People believed it was necessary to end the war as soon as possible. Ending the War…

Many countries use this as a tactic to use popular opinion to end a war. This tactic was used during the Atomic Bomb dropping. The United States of America was convinced that a country like Japan would never surrender. With the dropping of the Atomic Bomb and the death of millions of citizen, the United States hoped to destroy all support the Japanese had for the war. This plan worked and the war was over with Japan without a…

wailing cries of hysteria and pain. You stand in the midst of everything. Not quite coherent and in a daze, but awake enough to know that this was a moment of true tragedy. The bombing of Hiroshima was a gloomy day. It wasn’t just a bomb it was an Atomic Bomb. World War II just entered the sixth year of battle. The United States decided that now was the time to end the war. They bombed Hiroshima, Japan and then invaded the mainland with their allies. The bomb killed between 90,000 – 166,000…

On August 6th, 1945, the first atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Hiroshima. Three days later, a second atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki leading to a grand total of more than 200,000 casualties, 5 out of 6 being civilian. The use of such devastating force on civilians is considered extremely unethical today by numerous organizations and scholars. However, it stands as one of the most applauded decisions in US History for decisively ending World War II. As a society, the United States…